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Calling on government to protect farm families from animal extremists
National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | June 2019 Any farmer who reads agricultural news is aware of the increased harassment and...
Young farmers gather to address the future of farming
National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | May 2019 More than 60 young farmers from across Canada came together March 4-7 outside...
Growing Sustainable Communities: NFU-O AGM and Convention update
National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | April 2019 In February, the NFU-O held our 2019 convention and AGM in Alliston, Ontario....
Farmers’ role in climate mitigation
National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | March 2019 This winter has brought extreme polar vortexes seeing wind chills of -50°C, contrasted...
Join us for the NFU-O AGM – The power of food: how to build community in the 21st century
National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | February 2019 Join us February 21-23 at the Gibson Centre - 63 Tupper Street West,...
Whose seed?
National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | January 2019 Seed Synergy, the corporate seed industry lobby group, is pushing the federal government...
Year in review – strengthening local relationships
National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | December 2018 What an amazing year the NFU-O has had! We’d like to look back...
Encouraging a new generation of farmers
National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | November 2018 In Ontario, 55 per cent of farmers are over the age of 55...
Farmland, water protection and new farmers should be top priorities for new government
National Farmers Union – Ontario Newsletter The Rural Voice | September 2018 Recently, the NFU-O asked you how the new Ontario government could best support...